Nnenna Freelon: “Beneath the Skin”
Clip: 2/27/2025 | 3m 39sVideo has Closed Captions
Nnenna Freelon’s song “Beneath the Skin” explores the emotions beneath joy and pain.
Nnenna Freelon’s performance of “Beneath the Skin” urges us to delve into the emotions beneath the surface of joy and pain to find love. Her song explores how processing grief eventually leads to self-discovery.
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Shaped by Sound is a local public television program presented by PBS NC
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Nnenna Freelon: “Beneath the Skin”
Clip: 2/27/2025 | 3m 39sVideo has Closed Captions
Nnenna Freelon’s performance of “Beneath the Skin” urges us to delve into the emotions beneath the surface of joy and pain to find love. Her song explores how processing grief eventually leads to self-discovery.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[mellow jazz music] ♪ Love doesn't recognize ♪ ♪ The lost and found ♪ ♪ Or the gifts ♪ ♪ That can be measured by the pound ♪ ♪ Or drifting clouds that come and go ♪ ♪ Feelings that we long to show ♪ ♪ Love is simply warm beneath the skin ♪ ♪ The forest testifies ♪ ♪ In shades of green ♪ ♪ A mossy hymn plays softly ♪ ♪ By a stream ♪ ♪ The willow tree, the sycamore ♪ ♪ Are silent, yeah, they underscore ♪ ♪ A love that's growing deep beneath the skin ♪ [mellow jazz music continues] ♪ Love winds round ♪ ♪ A trellis in your mind ♪ ♪ Will allow ♪ ♪ If you are so inclined ♪ ♪ To fill you up, be your supply ♪ ♪ A breath of praise, a lullaby ♪ ♪ On an extraordinary day ♪ ♪ When beauty calls, don't look away ♪ ♪ Love waits there for you ♪ ♪ Beneath the skin ♪ [singer scatting] ♪ Beneath the skin, the skin, the skin, the skin, the skin ♪ ♪ Oh, beneath the skin ♪
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Clip: 2/27/2025 | 4m 39s | Nnenna Freelon performs “Black Iris,” which was inspired by the rare flower’s unique blossoming. (4m 39s)
Nnenna Freelon: “Dark & Lovely”
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Clip: 2/27/2025 | 3m 35s | Nnenna Freelon performs “Dark & Lovely,” a song dedicated to her young granddaughters. (3m 35s)
Nnenna Freelon: “Here’s Your Hat”
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Clip: 2/27/2025 | 5m 28s | Nnenna Freelon’s “Here’s Your Hat,” a song about letting go of those who no longer serve you well. (5m 28s)
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Clip: 2/27/2025 | 4m 33s | Nnenna Freelon’s “Widow Song” delves into the societal labels that accompany grief. (4m 33s)
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Preview: 2/27/2025 | 30s | The incomparable jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon shares selections from her latest album. (30s)
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Shaped by Sound is a local public television program presented by PBS NC
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